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(11) EP 3 186 538 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
05.07.2017 Bulletin 2017/27

(21) Application number: 14840913.9

(22) Date of filing: 27.08.2014
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F16L 37/252(2006.01)
F16L 17/06(2006.01)
F16L 37/248(2006.01)
F16L 19/04(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/AU2014/000850
(87) International publication number:
WO 2015/027277 (05.03.2015 Gazette 2015/09)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(71) Applicant: Twist4lock Pty Ltd. as Trustee of the T4L Trust
Morisset, New South Wales 2264 (AU)

(72) Inventors:
  • GIBSON, Stuart
    Mandalong, New South Wales 2264 (AU)
  • SCOTT, Peter
    Laguna, New South Wales 2325 (AU)

(74) Representative: Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Ullrich & Naumann 
PartG mbB Schneidmuehlstrasse 21
69115 Heidelberg
69115 Heidelberg (DE)

   


(54) SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RELEASABLY CONNECTING PIPE SECTIONS